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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2023

The time squares sequences: a new task for assessing visuospatial working memory.

Pierandrea Mirino, Sara Mercuri, Anna Pecchinenda, Maddalena Boccia, Andrea Di Piero, Marta Soldani, Cecilia Guariglia

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Article in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Pierandrea MirinoDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sara MercuriDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Anna PecchinendaDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Maddalena BocciaDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Andrea Di PieroDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Marta SoldaniDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Cecilia GuarigliaDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITFondazione Santa Lucia · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

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Abstract

Introduction: Several studies have shown that the working memory is sensitive to temporal variations. We used a new visuospatial working memory task, the "Time Squares Sequences," to investigate whether implicit variations in stimuli presentation time affect task performance. Methods: A total of 50 healthy participants saw two sequences (S1 and S2) of seven white squares presented in a matrix of gray squares and assessed whether S2 matched S1. There were four conditions depending on the spatial position and the presentation time (i.e., timing) of the white squares in S1 and S2: two with the same (S1 fixed/S2 fixed and S1 variable/S2 variable) and two with different (S1 fixed/S2 variable and S1 variable/S2 fixed) presentation times. Results: Findings showed impaired performance when S1 had a fixed presentation time and S2 had a variable presentation time. Conclusion: These findings are attributed to increased cognitive load due to S2 timing difference, pointing to a monitoring process, sensitive to temporal variations.

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cerebellum introductionsinferior olivary complextemporal variationvisuospatial memoryworking memory

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